Method is the ethics
Transparency is not a footer. It is the path from document to claim.
Theo Park
Data journalist · Civic Ledger
I report local government with numbers readers can check. Budgets, contracts, and public records, not vibes with a chart.
Minneapolis, MNOpen to staff and project collaborations
- Budget trackers
- Public records
- Local desk
- City hall
- Housing
- Transparency
Selected work
Data
City budget tracker
Interactive tracker of city budget amendments used in council coverage.
Cited in three council debates
Work
Investigation
Inspection backlog series
Paired data and documents on housing inspection delays.
Print + digital package
Work
Records
Overtime and vendor contracts
Public records analysis of overtime patterns and major vendor spends.
Two front-page packages
Proof
Staff since 2024
Civic Ledger data journalist
Budget tracker live
Used in council coverage
6 freelance data stories
Before staff hire
Story
I studied journalism and data science at Minnesota, freelanced public-records stories, interned at the Civic Ledger, and joined the staff in 2024. Early career means I still learn the beat in public. The standard I hold is simple: if a reader cannot re-run the claim, I am not done reporting.
Perspective
Questions
What does Theo do?
He is a data journalist at the Civic Ledger in Minneapolis, covering local government with original data analysis and public records.
Where is Theo in his career?
Early: a 2023 B.A. in journalism and data science, a 2023 internship, and staff since 2024 after six freelance data stories.
What is he looking for?
Staff work and project collaborations on data and public-records reporting.
Timeline
Data Journalist, Civic Ledger
Local government and budgets.
Reporting Intern, Civic Ledger
Local desk data work.
B.A. Journalism & Data Science, University of Minnesota
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